Firm has seventh highest percentage of female partners in the country.
Pacific Northwest law firm Miller Nash LLP has been named a 2014 “Ceiling Smasher” for its high percentage of female partners by Law360, an online media outlet that is a division of LexisNexis. Miller Nash was ranked seventh out of the top 25 law firms honored by Law360 for their commitment to gender equality.
Law360 surveyed 380 firms across the country to determine female representation at the partner level.
According to the American Bar Association, women make up only about 20 percent of partners in law firms across the country. Thirty-five percent of Miller Nash’s 75 partners are currently women after the firm named an all-female 2014 partner class earlier in the year.
“No sizeable firm has yet reached a point where half or more of all partners are women, but that day is coming,” said Kieran Curley, Miller Nash’s Managing Partner. “We believe diversity at the partner level is in the best interests of our clients and for the industry as a whole, as our firm needs to mirror the diversity of the industries we serve.
Miller Nash LLP, a premier Pacific Northwest law firm, offering comprehensive, creative and innovative services to its clients since 1873. Miller Nash has more than 110 lawyers serving clients through its offices in Portland and Central Oregon and Seattle and Vancouver, Washington. Miller Nash serves a wide range of leading businesses, nonprofit organizations, public entities and individuals.
The firm’s clients operate in a variety of significant industries, including banking, biotech, construction, energy, food production, forest products, government, health care, higher education, intellectual property, manufacturing, real estate, securities and technology. www.millernash.com.
